§181 — Title 13 Census | U.S. Code

Summary

The Secretary must, when possible, publish up-to-date population totals and population characteristics each year for every State, county, and local government that has 50,000 or more people. For smaller local governments, the Secretary must, when possible, publish current total-population numbers every two years. The counts must cover the same places listed in the most recent census and can use sampling or other methods that give reliable, current data. If the Secretary cannot produce total-population data in any fiscal year for any county or local government required above, the Secretary must send a report to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House at least 90 days before the next fiscal year starts, naming each government left out and explaining why.

Title 13, §181

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(a)During the intervals between each census of population required under section 141 of this title, the Secretary, to the extent feasible, shall annually produce and publish for each State, county, and local unit of general purpose government which has a population of fifty thousand or more, current data on total population and population characteristics and, to the extent feasible, shall biennially produce and publish for other local units of general purpose government current data on total population. Such data shall be produced and published for each State, county, and other local unit of general purpose government for which data is compiled in the most recent census of population taken under section 141 of this title. Such data may be produced by means of sampling or other methods, which the Secretary determines will produce current, comprehensive, and reliable data.

(b)If the Secretary is unable to produce and publish current data during any fiscal year on total population for any county and local unit of general purpose government as required by this section, a report shall be submitted by the Secretary to the President of the Senate and to the Speaker of the House of Representatives not later than 90 days before the commencement of the following fiscal year, enumerating each government excluded and giving the reasons for such exclusion.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification A prior section 181, act Aug. 31, 1954, ch. 1158, 68 Stat. 1021, authorizing the Secretary to conduct surveys necessary to furnish current data on subjects covered by the censuses under this title, was repealed by section 8(a) of Pub. L. 94–521. See section 182 of this title.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective Oct. 17, 1976, see section 17 of Pub. L. 94–521, set out as a note under section 1 of this title.

§181 Population